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To check snow levels during the ski season (Dec-Apr)
at the various ski resorts that we feature, please
check the relevant tourist office’s website
– links from our website’s resort pages.
Alternatively check the
Ski France website
APRIL
SKIING
– here are just a few
high resorts with some snow information for the
coming weeks as we approach the end of a glorious
winter season
Reports as at
08/04
|
Resort
|
Lower
|
Upper
|
Last
Snowed
|
Snow
Forecast
|
On
Piste
|
Off
Piste
|
|
Argentiere
|
40cm
|
380cm
|
29th March
|
8cm
|
Good
|
Heavy
|
|
Chamonix
|
40cm
|
380cm
|
29th March
|
9cm
|
Good
|
Varied
|
|
La
Plagne*
|
110cm
|
190cm
|
29th March (10cm)
|
5cm
|
Good
|
Limited
|
|
Le Grand
Bornand
|
45cm
|
145cm
|
29th March
|
|
Good
|
Varied
|
|
Les Arcs*
|
93cm
|
205cm
|
30th March
|
7cm
|
Good
|
Varied
|
|
Les Carroz
|
25cm
|
250cm
|
28th March (15cm)
|
|
Good
|
Tracked
|
|
Les 2
Alpes
|
80cm
|
190cm
|
25th March
|
3cm
|
Good
|
Limited
|
|
Les Gets
|
70cm
|
140cm
|
29th March
|
|
Good
|
Varied
|
|
Les
Saisies
|
115cm
|
140cm
|
24th March (10cm)
|
|
Good
|
Varied
|
|
Meribel*
|
48cm
|
138cm
|
03rd April
|
4cm
|
Good
|
Varied
|
|
Montgenevre
|
160cm
|
220cm
|
02nd April
(20cm)
|
6cm
|
Good
|
Heavy
|
|
Notre-Dame de
Bellecombe
|
50cm
|
140cm
|
29th March (20cm)
|
|
Good
|
Varied
|
|
Sainte-Foy
|
43cm
|
143cm
|
29th March
|
4cm
|
Hard
|
Varied
|
|
St Gervais
|
40cm
|
160cm
|
29th March (13cm)
|
|
Good
|
Heavy
|
|
Samoens
|
105cm
|
200cm
|
29th March (10cm)
|
|
Soft
|
Heavy
|
|
St Martin de
Belleville
|
40cm
|
150cm
|
29th March (10cm)
|
3cm
|
Good
|
Varied
|
|
Serre
Chevalier
|
25cm
|
225cm
|
02nd April
(15cm)
|
4cm
|
Good
|
Heavy
|
|
Tignes
|
105cm
|
178cm
|
02nd April
(5cm)
|
7cm
|
Good
|
Varied
|
|
Val Cenis
|
30cm
|
325cm
|
02nd April
(30cm)
|
5cm
|
Good
|
Varied
|
|
Valfrejus
|
45cm
|
365cm
|
24th March (10cm)
|
5cm
|
Good
|
Tracked
|
|
Valloire
|
40cm
|
180cm
|
24th March
|
1cm
|
Good
|
Varied
|
*La Plagne – we feature smaller villages in the
La Plagne such as Montchavin
and Les
Coches
*Les Arcs – we feature smaller villages in the
Les Arcs area such as Peisey and
Vallandry
*Meribel – village we feature is Brides les
Bains
Snow
History
For historical snow records for the past 7 years
please refer to our individual resort pages. Most of
those currently available are listed below:
Argentiere
Snow Record
Chamonix Snow
Record
Megeve
Snow Record
Les
Saisies Snow Record
Notre
Dame de Bellecombe Snow Record
Saint
Gervais Snow Record
Grand
Bornand Snow Record
Les
Carroz Snow Record
Morillon Snow
Record
Samoens
Snow Record
Morzine
Snow Record
Les
Gets Snow Record
Les
Deux Alpes Snow Record
Vaujany
Snow Record
Serre-Chevalier
Snow Record
La
Grave Snow Record
Montgenevre
Snow Record
Valloire Snow
Record
Valfrejus
Snow Record
Val
Cenis Snow Record
Saint-Martin
de Belleville Snow Record
Peisey-Vallandry
Snow Record
Sainte-Foy
Snow Record
Tignes
Les Brevieres Snow Record
Les
Coches Snow Record
The 2007/2008 season
was superb snow wise with incredible late snow
from early November right until the end of
April. This late snow trend can
actually be seen very clearly in the stats for
the past 5 years or so. Not every year is the same
and the previous season was one of the worst on
record for the past 50 years in the Alps so it
is essential to look at historical snow records
over the past few years to get a true picture on snow
reliability. What seems clear over the past 5 years
or so is that early December (before 15/12) is not as
good as it used to be but at the same time April has
been getting better and better.
Nearly all our resorts
have a snow range above 1500m (around 5,000ft).
Altitude is however not the only important factor.
Some areas like the Grand Massif or Mont-Blanc Val
d’Arly benefit from a microclimate because of
their close proximity to Europe’s highest peak,
Mont-Blanc. These areas have a much more reliable
snow record than other resorts at the same altitude
or even than some higher-up. Other important factors
for good snow are North-facing slopes as whatever
cover their get will simply last longer. What lies
below the snow cover is also of importance: a few
centimetres will be enough to ski on pasture whereas
more will be required to cover a rocky surface.
Finally resorts that have snow cannons to cover the
lower slopes (generally the nursery slopes) offer a
good guarantee. These will normally run at night from
early December to top-up on natural snow cover. Above
all what is important is to check the hard facts as
in the end the snow history over a period of time is
the only reliable indicator.
For ski weather and snow conditions forecasts click
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